What in the World
By BBC World Service
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Helping you make sense of what’s happening in your world. Big stories, small stories and everything in between. Understand more, feel better. Five days a week, Monday to Friday.
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Why was Eurovision so controversial this year?
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May 13, 2024 |
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Why North Korea’s TikTok hit is so catchy
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May 10, 2024 |
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Where does our rubbish go?
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May 09, 2024 |
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Drake v Kendrick Lamar: What’s the beef?
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May 08, 2024 |
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Can social media apps help you save money?
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May 07, 2024 |
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Where’s all the sex gone in movies?
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May 06, 2024 |
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Why are so many people in gaming losing their jobs?
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May 03, 2024 |
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Why is Zimbabwe launching a new currency?
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May 02, 2024 |
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Why are student protests in the US spreading?
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May 01, 2024 |
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From pangolins to plants: how we’re getting better at protecting nature
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Apr 30, 2024 |
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Modest fashion is on the rise
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Apr 29, 2024 |
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What’s causing the blackouts in Sierra Leone?
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Apr 26, 2024 |
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How will the US TikTok ban affect me?
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Apr 25, 2024 |
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Nuclear weapons: who has them and how do they work?
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Apr 24, 2024 |
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Is extreme weather the new normal?
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Apr 23, 2024 |
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Why I won’t switch to the metaverse as a professional gamer
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Apr 22, 2024 |
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South Korea’s shamans are now online
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Apr 19, 2024 |
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Why is India having a live music boom?
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Apr 18, 2024 |
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I eat three steaks a day - how does beef affect climate change?
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Apr 17, 2024 |
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How big could women’s basketball get?
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Apr 16, 2024 |
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Why has Iran attacked Israel?
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Apr 15, 2024 |
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What's P-pop and could it rival K-pop?
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Apr 12, 2024 |
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Why isn’t enough aid getting into Gaza?
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Apr 11, 2024 |
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Is Botswana really going to send Germany 20,000 elephants?
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Apr 10, 2024 |
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How much can scientists learn from eclipses?
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Apr 09, 2024 |
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Is conscription making a comeback in Europe?
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Apr 08, 2024 |
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How can you fix racism in Spanish football?
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Apr 05, 2024 |
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Elon Musk put a chip in my brain
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Apr 04, 2024 |
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Who is Senegal’s new President Bassirou Diomaye Faye?
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Apr 03, 2024 |
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The unstoppable rise of Temu
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Apr 02, 2024 |
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Why are chocolate and coffee getting more expensive?
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Apr 01, 2024 |
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Marina Summers: What’s life like for a Filipina drag queen?
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Mar 30, 2024 |
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Can Beyoncé’s new album Cowboy Carter boost black country artists?
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Mar 29, 2024 |
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Are flying cars finally taking off?
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Mar 28, 2024 |
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Are sanctions on Russia actually hurting its economy?
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Mar 27, 2024 |
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The secrets of the underwater cables carrying your internet
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Mar 26, 2024 |
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Havana syndrome: What’s causing it?
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Mar 25, 2024 |
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Personalised ads - would you pay to opt out?
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Mar 22, 2024 |
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Are Boeing’s planes in trouble?
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Mar 21, 2024 |
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How dangerous are chemical hair straighteners and relaxers?
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Mar 20, 2024 |
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Idris Elba’s plan to build a brand new city on an African island
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Mar 19, 2024 |
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What’s the future of renewable energy in the Philippines?
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Mar 18, 2024 |
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Why are footballers lying about their age?
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Mar 15, 2024 |
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Why are trans people being murdered in Mexico?
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Mar 14, 2024 |
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How are people in Gaza observing Ramadan?
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Mar 13, 2024 |
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Kate Middleton photo: What went wrong?
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Mar 12, 2024 |
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Can ticket touts be beaten?
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Mar 11, 2024 |
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Do we still care about award shows like the Oscars anymore?
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Mar 08, 2024 |
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Why don’t South Koreans want to have kids?
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Mar 07, 2024 |
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Can Senegal’s democracy hang on?
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Mar 06, 2024 |
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Is it worth becoming a doctor in Kenya?
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Mar 05, 2024 |
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Why is Kenya sending troops to Haiti?
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Mar 04, 2024 |
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What’s happening to music on TikTok?
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Mar 01, 2024 |
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Were Indian men tricked into fighting on the frontline for Russia?
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Feb 29, 2024 |
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Why Tanzania’s Singeli music is getting hearts racing
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Feb 28, 2024 |
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How to save a dying language
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Feb 27, 2024 |
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Do hair policies lead to discrimination?
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Feb 26, 2024 |
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Who owns the Moon?
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Feb 23, 2024 |
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Why are farmers in India protesting?
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Feb 22, 2024 |
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The bandit kidnap crisis in Nigeria
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Feb 21, 2024 |
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Why is Thailand making cannabis illegal again? (And what's Coldplay got to do with it?)
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Feb 20, 2024 |
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Who is left to oppose Putin now?
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Feb 19, 2024 |
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How can you make award shows like the Oscars more diverse?
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Feb 16, 2024 |
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What’s it like inside El Salvador’s mega-jail?
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Feb 15, 2024 |
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Why can't young people in South Africa find work?
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Feb 14, 2024 |
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Does chess have a sexism problem?
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Feb 13, 2024 |
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How do you track down stolen art? + AFCON fan reaction
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Feb 12, 2024 |
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What’s being done to protect athletes from brain injuries?
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Feb 09, 2024 |
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What’s happening with migration across the US-Mexico border?
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Feb 08, 2024 |
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How free are celebs to get political online?
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Feb 07, 2024 |
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Is guinea worm about to be eradicated?
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Feb 06, 2024 |
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What’s behind the civil war in Myanmar?
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Feb 05, 2024 |
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What’s the new proposed security law in Hong Kong?
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Feb 02, 2024 |
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How do the US Presidential elections actually work?
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Feb 01, 2024 |
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Who is Imran Khan and why is he in prison?
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Jan 31, 2024 |
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How is plastic pollution affecting marine animals?
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Jan 30, 2024 |
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Why is femicide on the rise in Kenya?
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Jan 29, 2024 |
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How do African athletes train for the Winter Olympics without ice?
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Jan 26, 2024 |
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Have influencers changed perceptions of ADHD?
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Jan 25, 2024 |
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What’s going on with Pakistan and Iran?
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Jan 24, 2024 |
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Why did India’s top female wrestler quit before the Olympics?
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Jan 23, 2024 |
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How much does having a baby contribute to climate change?
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Jan 22, 2024 |
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Should video games be more culturally sensitive?
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Jan 19, 2024 |
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Why are young people leaving Romania?
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Jan 18, 2024 |
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Is circular fashion the answer to clothes waste?
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Jan 17, 2024 |
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Super Mosquitoes and how to fight back against malaria
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Jan 16, 2024 |
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Who are the Houthis and why are the US and UK attacking them?
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Jan 15, 2024 |
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Why are Guinness World Records being smashed in Ghana and Nigeria?
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Jan 12, 2024 |
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Ecuador: How do you solve the gang problem?
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Jan 11, 2024 |
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Overeducated, underpaid: China’s youth unemployment problem
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Jan 10, 2024 |
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The dirty secret inside clean tech
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Jan 09, 2024 |
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Ukraine: What’s life like for President Zelensky?
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Jan 08, 2024 |
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Mickey Mouse: Copyrights and wrongs
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Jan 05, 2024 |
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How to survive a plane crash
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Jan 04, 2024 |
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Make it rain: What is cloud seeding?
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Jan 03, 2024 |
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Can blind dates fix China’s shrinking population?
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Jan 02, 2024 |
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How Vladimir Putin changed everyday life in Russia
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Jan 01, 2024 |
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Bigfoot, Chupacabras and Yetis: What are cryptids?
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Dec 29, 2023 |
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Are billionaires a good thing?
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Dec 28, 2023 |
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The Nile: A big dam problem
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Dec 27, 2023 |
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Kush: The mystery drug that’s got Sierra Leone hooked
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Dec 26, 2023 |
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Work hard, play hard
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Dec 25, 2023 |
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Fascination and fear: Why are volcanoes a hot topic?
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Dec 22, 2023 |
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Sudan: What’s happening in the world’s ‘forgotten war’?
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Dec 21, 2023 |
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Why do farmers in Myanmar and Afghanistan grow opium?
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Dec 20, 2023 |
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AI deepfake porn: Could I be next?
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Dec 19, 2023 |
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Why are STIs on the rise in Europe?
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Dec 18, 2023 |
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BTS: From singers to soldiers
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Dec 15, 2023 |
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Israel-Gaza: How and when might a ceasefire happen?
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Dec 14, 2023 |
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COP28: What’s the deal?
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Dec 13, 2023 |
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Kashmir: What India’s Supreme Court ruling means
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Dec 12, 2023 |
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How progressive is the Pope?
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Dec 11, 2023 |
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Should rap lyrics be allowed as evidence in criminal trials?
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Dec 08, 2023 |
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COP28: How to stop your climate anxiety flaring up
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Dec 07, 2023 |
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Tanzania floods: What’s it like to live through a landslide?
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Dec 06, 2023 |
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Why are Venezuela and Guyana locked in a land dispute?
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Dec 05, 2023 |
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Why has Russia’s Supreme Court labelled the LGBT movement “extremist”?
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Dec 04, 2023 |
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Why did it take so long to rescue the Indian tunnel workers?
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Dec 01, 2023 |
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The controversial climate summit held in an oil state: What is COP28?
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Nov 30, 2023 |
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How TikTok is changing the music industry ft. Sofi Tukker
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Nov 29, 2023 |
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Why are so many historic celebrity sexual assault cases being filed now?
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Nov 28, 2023 |
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Israel-Gaza: The hostage and prisoner release explained
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Nov 27, 2023 |
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Rammed earth: What is it and can it help tackle climate change?
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Nov 24, 2023 |
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OpenAI: What’s going on and what does it mean for the future of AI?
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Nov 23, 2023 |
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Brazil heatwave: What’s it got to do with El Niño?
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Nov 22, 2023 |
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How a chainsaw wielding TV star became Argentina’s president
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Nov 21, 2023 |
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Fentanyl: Why is it killing so many young Americans?
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Nov 20, 2023 |
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Gaza: Why is Al-Shifa hospital so important to both sides?
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Nov 17, 2023 |
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Miss Universe: Can beauty pageants ever be inclusive?
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Nov 16, 2023 |
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How people smugglers are using social media in Pakistan
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Nov 15, 2023 |
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Cryptocurrency Explained
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Nov 14, 2023 |
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How removing tattoos can help people cope with trauma
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Nov 13, 2023 |
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Is there a right way to be masculine?
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Nov 10, 2023 |
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Marvel mishaps: Are we sick of superheroes?
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Nov 09, 2023 |
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Delhi smog: How India is tackling air pollution
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Nov 08, 2023 |
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Ukraine: Life in a warzone
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Nov 07, 2023 |
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Asexuality: Is it the 'invisible' sexual orientation?
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Nov 06, 2023 |
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How do you tackle toxic behaviour in gaming?
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Nov 03, 2023 |
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Are "super-shoes" giving some runners an unfair advantage?
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Nov 02, 2023 |
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The secret life of Chinese social media apps
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Nov 01, 2023 |
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What’s behind the humanitarian crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo?
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Oct 31, 2023 |
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More money, more problems: How do currencies work?
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Oct 30, 2023 |
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Why are some Caribbean nations demanding slavery reparations?
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Oct 27, 2023 |
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Reasons to be climate cheerful, with Bill Gates
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Oct 26, 2023 |
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Dengue fever: What is it and why is it spreading?
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Oct 25, 2023 |
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An empty airport, a railway to nowhere and China’s trillion-dollar plan
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Oct 24, 2023 |
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Why governments are building huge cities from scratch
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Oct 23, 2023 |
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Is Taylor Swift bringing in a new Era of economics?
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Oct 20, 2023 |
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Israel-Gaza: What do we know about the hospital blast?
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Oct 19, 2023 |
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Beauty standards: How far will people go to achieve them?
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Oct 18, 2023 |
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India’s Supreme Court rejects petition for same-sex marriage - what’s next?
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Oct 17, 2023 |
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The Antarctic: The ‘untold’ climate story of the season
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Oct 16, 2023 |
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Will Australia’s referendum give Indigenous people a Voice?
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Oct 13, 2023 |
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Why is it dangerous to be a climate activist in Colombia?
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Oct 12, 2023 |
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How a deadly scam is costing lives in India
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Oct 11, 2023 |
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How did 6 million people in China buy homes that don’t exist?
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Oct 10, 2023 |
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Israel-Gaza violence: The conflict explained
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Oct 09, 2023 |
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Why has it taken so long to arrest someone for Tupac’s murder?
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Oct 06, 2023 |
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Why are young people calling on Ghanaians to #OccupyJulorbiHouse?
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Oct 05, 2023 |
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The dark but luxurious life of El Chapo’s wife
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Oct 04, 2023 |
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Why is there so much instability in the Sahel?
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Oct 03, 2023 |
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Why are thousands of people fleeing Nagorno-Karabakh?
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Oct 02, 2023 |
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How do we get plastic out of our oceans?
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Sep 29, 2023 |
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What's really inside your phone?
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Sep 28, 2023 |
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Deal! Hollywood writers end their strike
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Sep 27, 2023 |
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Are your 20s the loneliest decade?
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Sep 26, 2023 |
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Net zero: How do we get there?
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Sep 25, 2023 |
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From BTS to Beyoncé - why do “world” tours skip Africa?
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Sep 22, 2023 |
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India’s spy agency: What do we know about RAW?
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Sep 21, 2023 |
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Do false online rumours on birth control have consequences IRL?
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Sep 20, 2023 |
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Palm oil versus the planet: What can be done?
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Sep 19, 2023 |
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Is Syria’s government pushing an addictive party drug?
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Sep 18, 2023 |
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How has Mahsa Amini’s death changed Iran?
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Sep 15, 2023 |
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Why was Storm Daniel so deadly in Libya?
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Sep 14, 2023 |
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WWE and UFC: Will the merger be a knockout?
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Sep 13, 2023 |
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Will decriminalisation change abortion for women in Mexico?
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Sep 12, 2023 |
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How has Morocco’s earthquake impacted mountain villages?
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Sep 11, 2023 |
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Why are young people fighting for climate action in court?
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Sep 08, 2023 |
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How a scandal is forcing Germany to reckon with its Nazi past
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Sep 07, 2023 |
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Why are teachers bullied in South Korea?
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Sep 06, 2023 |
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Has THAT kiss become a tipping point for women in Spain?
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Sep 05, 2023 |
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Eat, Pay, Love: How is Bali dealing with its badly behaved tourists?
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Sep 04, 2023 |
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Coups and Dynasties: Are Africa’s “nepo baby” leaders in trouble?
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Sep 01, 2023 |
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How much do we know about North Korea?
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Aug 31, 2023 |
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Why air pollution is keeping some people home
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Aug 30, 2023 |
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Why is there violence in Ecuador?
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Aug 29, 2023 |
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Can reality TV help people talk about mental health?
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Aug 28, 2023 |
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Is the water from Fukushima dangerous?
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Aug 25, 2023 |
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Who is Yevgeny Prigozhin and is he dead?
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Aug 24, 2023 |
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Why is the moon’s south pole so special?
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Aug 23, 2023 |
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Why has Somalia banned TikTok?
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Aug 22, 2023 |
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How important was this women’s football World Cup?
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Aug 21, 2023 |
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How does it feel to be skinny shamed?
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Aug 18, 2023 |
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Are wildfires getting worse?
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Aug 17, 2023 |
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Why isn’t Caster Semenya at the World Athletics Championships?
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Aug 16, 2023 |
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How have women's rights in Afghanistan changed?
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Aug 15, 2023 |
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Do video games impact our mental health?
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Aug 14, 2023 |
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Why hip-hop's 50th anniversary matters
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Aug 11, 2023 |
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Why are so many footballers going to Saudi Arabia?
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Aug 10, 2023 |
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Do vaping bans work?
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Aug 09, 2023 |
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Can Brazil end deforestation in the Amazon by 2030?
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Aug 08, 2023 |
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Why is there violence in Manipur?
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Aug 07, 2023 |
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Why are K-pop stars so secretive about their private lives?
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Aug 04, 2023 |
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What is going on with fast fashion?
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Aug 03, 2023 |
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How is South Korea trying to help its recluses?
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Aug 02, 2023 |
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How do athletes train around their periods?
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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How do heatwaves affect your mental health?
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Jul 31, 2023 |
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Welcome to What in the World
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Jul 26, 2023 |